BLETCHLEY PARK
Bletchley Park was once Britain’s best kept secret. The
mission of its code breakers was to crack Germany’s coded
communications such as those sent via the German Enigma
machine. Our visit is designed to give some explanation of the
very complex work done here which produced the vital
intelligence so important in shortening the second World War.
The visit will be in two parts. Before lunch, our guide will
take us on a tour around the outside of the wartime buildings
in the grounds, explaining the history of the site, its
codebreaking activities and what went on at each key location.
This part lasts about one and a quarter hours.
There will then be a break for lunch of about an hour. There is an
outside seating area where visitors are welcome to picnic. The
Galley Restaurant serves a range of food but may become
busy at lunchtimes in the summer.
After lunch we will visit Block-B exhibition centre,
opened in 2004 and housed within one of the wartime
buildings, it tells the complete Bletchley Park story. It houses
the Abwehr Enigma machine, Lorenz machine, Bombe
Rebuild, Home front exhibition, and much more. The tour will
also include a visit to the rebuild of Colossus, the world’s first
semi-programmable electronic computer. This tour lasts one and
a half to two hours.
Time permitting, the tour is rounded off with an
opportunity to visit the gift shop or maybe to look at an exhibit
in more detail.
This visit does involve both indoor and outdoor activities
and the site is extensive. Sensible clothing and footwear is
advised to ensure a safe and enjoyable visit.( a limited number
of manual wheelchairs are available for hire but these must be
booked in advance.
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